Monaco in 1996

A sovereign principality on the northern Mediterranean coast, Monaco is bounded on land by the French département of Alpes-Maritimes. Area: 1.95 sq km (0.75 sq mi). Pop. (1996 est.): 30,500. Monetary unit: French franc, with (Oct. 11, 1996) a free rate of F 5.18 to U.S. $1 (F 8.16 = £ 1 sterling). Chief of state, Prince Rainier III; minister of state in 1996, Paul Dijoud.

Monaco removed itself from the French telephone network early in 1996 and received its own country code--377. The Office Monegasque des Telephones, which was controlled by the royal family, joined with Global TeleSystems Group Inc. to create a joint venture, GTS Monaco Access SAM. The new company would offer international phone service to cellular phone companies and cable television companies at rates lower than those of established national phone companies, which had previously held protected monopolies for their international connections.

On October 4 Princess Stephanie was granted a divorce from Daniel Ducruet. The couple, the parents of two children, were married in July 1995. Anne Roby

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